Learn the question, "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" in Turkish and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Turkish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gina: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Do you have any brothers or sisters? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız kardeşiniz var mı? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Erkek |
| Gina: meaning male,man in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Erkek |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Erkek |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Ece: yada |
| Gina: meaning or. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) yada |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: yada |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Erkek yada |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Ece: kız |
| Gina: meaning female, girl. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) kız |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: kız |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: kardeşiniz |
| Gina: meaning something like your sibling. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) kardeşiniz |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: kardeşiniz |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız kardeşiniz |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Next is |
| Ece: var mı? |
| Gina: meaning do you have. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) var mı? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: var mı? |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız kardeşiniz var mı? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you have any brothers or sisters?? |
| Ece: Bir kızkardeşim var. |
| Gina: ""I have a sister.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) Bir kızkardeşim var. |
| {pause} |
| To say ""no"", in a simple way, just say: |
| Ece: Hayır, yok. |
| Gina: Which is like saying No, I don't. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Ece: (Slowly) Hayır, yok. |
| Gina: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Ece: Hayır, yok. |
| Gina: Now let's break down our original response from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: Bir |
| Gina: meaning a. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Bir |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: Bir |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: kızkardeşim |
| meaning my sister. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) kızkardeşim |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: kızkardeşim |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: var |
| Gina: meaning have. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) var |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: var |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, I have a sister., and then repeat. |
| Ece: Bir kızkardeşim var. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To make another phrase, replace sister with brother. |
| Ece: erkek kardeşim |
| Gina: brother |
| Ece: (slow) erkek kardeşim (regular) erkek kardeşim |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with brother |
| Ece: Bir erkek kardeşim var. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sister. Say I have a brother. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Bir erkek kardeşim var. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace brother with elder sister. |
| Ece: ablam |
| Gina: elder sister |
| Ece: (slow) ablam (regular) ablam |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with elder sister |
| Ece: Bir ablam var. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for brother. Say I have an elder sister. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Bir ablam var. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace elder sister with elder brother. |
| Ece: ağabeyim |
| Gina: elder brother |
| Ece: (slow) ağabeyim (regular) ağabeyim |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with elder brother |
| Ece: Bir ağabeyim var. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for elder sister. Say I have an elder brother. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Bir ağabeyim var. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have a sister. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız kardeşiniz var mı? (five seconds) Bir kızkardeşim var. |
| Gina: Now imagine you have a brother Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız kardeşiniz var mı? (five seconds) Bir erkek kardeşim var. |
| Gina: Imagine you have an elder sister. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız kardeşiniz var mı? (five seconds) Bir ablam var. |
| Gina: Imagine you have an elder brother. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız kardeşiniz var mı? (five seconds) Bir ağabeyim var. |
| Gina: You want to ask someone if they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Erkek yada kız kardeşiniz var mı? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 13 |
Comments
HidePlease give your answer to the question below!
Marketa merhaba!
All correct! Tebrik ederim.
Sevgiler
Seda
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Merhaba,
Bir kızkardeşim var.
Merhaa Zohar,
Tebrik ederim! ❤️️
Sevgiler
Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
üç erkek kardeşim var
Merhaba Cristina,
Your sentences are correct. A note for you: sometime you will see people writing "abi" instead of "ağabey" which is not proper but that's a short cut for texting. :)))
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Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
Merhaba.
Kız kardeşim yok.
Bir erkek kardeşim var, Ağabeyim.
Merhaba Melisa,
Thank you for commenting.
Just a small correction:
"Benim erkek ve kız kardeşim yok."
Sevgiler,
Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
İyi akşamlar!
Ben erkek ve kız kardeş yok.😁
Merhaba Hiba,
Most of it is correct. The only correction is for "big brother" we say, "ağabey" and we sometimes shorten it as "abi"
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Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
Merhaba 😃
İki erkek kardeşim var
büyük erkek kardeş ve küçük erkek kardeş
I hope I did that right 🤔
Merhaba Bachir,
Your sentences are correct! Tebrikler 😁
Best,
Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
Merhaba
Dört kızkardeşim var.
Erkek kardeşim yok.
Merhaba Khalid,
Thank you for commenting. Just be careful with the letter ı/i. They can be tricky in Turkish. :)
Merhaba,
ıkıı kız kardeşım ve 3 erkek kardeşım var
teşakur edırım
Merhaba Elnara,
Very good! Benim de bir ağabeyim var.
Cheers,
Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
Merhaba !
Bir ablam ve üç ağabeyim var.
Merhaba Sabrina,
Yes, you are correct.
Abla: Big sister
Ablam: My big sister
"Bir ablan var." is "You have one big sister."
Cheers,
Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
Merhaba, I have a question - "abla" is "sister" and "ablam" is "my sister," right? You could say "Bir ablan var" to your friend if you want to say "You have a sister"?
Merhaba Rahma,
Thank you for your comment. 😄
Cheers,
Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
Hi Pareeshay
Hi Rahma
Thank you guys for posting. It is nice to hear from you.
Cheers,
Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com